dog sucking louse

Linognathus setosus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Family: Linognathidae

Sucking lice (known scientifically as Anoplura) are a parvorder of around 550 species of lice. All sucking lice are blood-feeding ectoparasites of mammals. They can cause localized skin irritations and are vectors of several blood-borne diseases.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 1

Sources and credits

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dog sucking louse

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